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Ports in Northern Europe & Baltic
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Bremen
Northern Europe & Baltic
Bremen is a city straddling the Weser River in northwest Germany. It’s known for its role in maritime trade, represented by Hanseatic buildings on the Market Square. The ornate and Gothic town hall has a Renaissance facade and large model ships in its upper hall. Nearby is the Roland statue, a giant stone figure symbolizing freedom of trade. St. Peter’s Cathedral features medieval crypts and twin spires.
Culloden
Northern Europe & Baltic
Culloden is the name of a village three miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. 3 mi east of the village is Drumossie Moor, site of the Battle of Culloden.
Delfzijl (Groningen)
Northern Europe & Baltic
Delfzijl is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf and the Ems, which became fortified settlement in the 16th century. The fortifications were removed in the late 19th century.
Dunmore East
Northern Europe & Baltic
Perched on a cliff edge, Dunmore East is a classic cruise-port gem – a captivating fishing village. Guests may stroll the quaint and narrow streets, sampling local seafood and relaxing with a quiet pint or a bite to eat in one of the many charming restaurants and pubs. The village is steeped in history, as well as music and festivals, and golf, tennis, walking, water sports and more.
Eqi Glacier, Greenland
Northern Europe & Baltic
One of Greenland’s largest and most active glaciers, Eqi is on the island’s west coast about 80 km/50 miles north of Ilulissat. Its fjord and the area of Disko Bay nearby is littered with huge icebergs, sometimes towering hundreds of feet tall. The glacier face is up to 200m/626 ft. high, and over two miles/4km wide. In summer, it calves huge icebergs an average of every 15 – 30 minutes, making any close approach unsafe. But the calving events are dramatic and the sight and sound of an apartment-block-sized slab crashing into the sea is one you will never forget. The downdraft of cold air from the glacier and the ice field recommends a warm jacket, hat and gloves as you watch this display of nature’s extravagance from the deck.
Fjaerland (Sognefjord)
Northern Europe & Baltic
An idyllic farming village at the bottom of Fjaerlandfjord (a branch of Sognefjord), and within reach of two arms of the awesome Jostedal Glacier the Supphellebreen (where you can walk to the very edge of the ice) and the creaking blue-iced Boyabreen.
Geesthacht, Germany
Northern Europe & Baltic
The small town of Geesthacht is located directly on the banks of the Elbe, north of Hamburg. It has its own lock on which you can walk from one side of the Elbe to the other. But also numerous sights for such a small city. Geesthacht has the Theklahaus and the Besenhoster ruins in the nature reserve. There is also a small half-timbered church in the city center. In the oldest house in town there is a museum and the tourist information office. There are also many small restaurants and rustic bars in the city center.
Greifswald-Wieck
Northern Europe & Baltic
Greifswald-Wieck is an old, listed fishing village, which was built five kilometers east of the Hanseatic city of Greifswald on the river Ryck. Its history goes back to the 13th century. The main attraction of Greifswald-Wieck is the wooden bascule bridge built in 1887: It is still in operation, connects Wieck and Eldena and is opened every hour using a crank handle. Also worth seeing are the fishermen's houses with their typical thatched roofs and the picturesque harbor where the sailing training ship “Greif” is anchored.
Groningen, Netherlands
Northern Europe & Baltic
Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. As of November 2019, Groningen had a population of 585,881 and a total area of 2,960 km².
Hafnarfjordur
Northern Europe & Baltic
Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located mostly within the municipality of Ørsta, although part of the mouth of the fjord is in Sykkylven. The 20-kilometre long fjord is an arm off of the larger Storfjorden.
Holy Loch
Northern Europe & Baltic
Cut into the northwestern shore of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland’s Argyll and Bute, Holy Loch gets its name from its long association with Christian churches. In Kilmun the 19th century church stands on a site where earlier ones are believed to date to the 6th or 7th Century. At Sandbank, the Robertson’s Yard built famous wooden 12- and 15-meter racing yachts from the late 19th through the mid-20th Century, including several America’s Cup challengers. In World War II, Holy Loch was used by the Royal Navy as a submarine base, and during the Cold War from the 1960s until the 1990s the United States also used it as a base for its nuclear submarines. Nearby Dunoon, and its now-ruined castle, was the seat of Clan Campbell, later the Earls of Argyll, until they moved inland to build the castle at Inveraray. In fact, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was an occasional guest there. Popular attractions around Holy Loch include the Benmore Botanic Gardens, Inveraray Castle and Scotland’s second-largest city, Glasgow.
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